King of ragtime : the story of Scott Joplin / Stephen Costanza.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781534410367
- 1534410368
- Story of Scott Joplin
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Biography | JOPLIN, S. C838 | Available | 33111010568042 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz .
There was something special about Scott Joplin...
This quiet kid could make a piano laugh out loud.
Scott, the son of a man who had been enslaved,
became a king--the King of Ragtime.
This celebration of Scott Joplin, whose ragtime compositions paved the way for jazz, will captivate audiences and put a beat in their step, and the kaleidoscope-like illustrations will draw young readers in again and again.
Includes bibliographical references.
This toe-tapping picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz, is told through kaleidoscopic illustrations.
Ages 4-8.